For companies
The digital product passport compliance playbook
A practical, step-by-step guide for companies preparing for digital product passport obligations under the ESPR, the Battery Regulation or the revised Construction Products Regulation. Organised by journey stage, not regulation number.
Self-assessment
Determine whether your products fall under a DPP obligation, which sector rule applies, and what the earliest deadline is.
Roadmap to compliance
A staged plan from scoping to publication, with typical effort and decision points at each stage.
Supply-chain data collection
Patterns for gathering tier-2+ supplier data. Questionnaire templates, confidentiality, traceability.
Data governance
Public, professional and authority layers. Retention, versioning, model versus instance DPPs.
Identifiers
GTIN, URN, DID, when to use which, and how to register them with a resolver.
Interoperability
Plugging into CIRPASS, GS1 Digital Link, Catena-X, SCIP, ePREL.
Cost and funding
Order-of-magnitude cost bands, EU funding programmes, build versus buy decision framework.
Procurement guide
How to evaluate DPP vendors. RFP template, scoring rubric, red flags.
SME corner
Simplified guidance, exemptions, shared infrastructure, funding paths for smaller firms.
Selling into the EU from outside it
The market access rules that apply before the DPP: a responsible economic operator in the EU, CE marking, conformity documents, and who carries the passport duty for imported goods.